Mrs. Meng didn't ask Meng Hongxian what he meant, nor did she reply to Siqing, Siqing didn't hold out hope, let alone wait.

Huai'an didn't come to disturb, her life didn't even have that little bit of turmoil anymore, she only followed the rules, regularly went to the front yard to ask for peace, and at other times, she closed her door.

In Xiu'e's words, she lives a very self-cultivated old man's life.

For her, a life without hope is indeed no different from the twilight.

At noon that day, the sky was overcast, and Meng Hongxian sent someone to call her, saying that her brother-in-law Xiang Zhihua had come to visit.

As soon as she entered the hall, she saw her brother-in-law handing over a few boxes of fruits and snacks and some rural specialties to the Meng family, and then sat down with Meng Hongxian.

Listening to his conversation, probably because the Meng family sent some gift certificates in the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, he has been thinking about returning the gift, but because there is something at home, he has never had time, and this year he finally came over in time for the year.

Siqing saw that his eye sockets were deep-set, and his appearance was haggard, and he was actually a lot thinner than before, he was already thin, but he was born thin, but in the long-term heavy labor, he trained his strength, and carried the small family of Xiangjia, and now he is even thinner, so that the gown seems to be put on a bamboo pole, swaying and empty.

She didn't know what was going on, she wanted to ask but couldn't talk, and she stopped talking several times.

Meng Hongxian didn't notice this, he had tea with him in the hall, and said that he was too polite, Meng Hongxian liked literati, and he had always had a good impression of him, and he did a thorough job every time he arrived.

Meng Hongxian sipped his tea and said to him: "I don't have to return any gifts, even if I want to go back, why bother with you to go in person, and leave the errand to Xiang Fu?"

Xiang Fu is Xiang Zhihua's eldest son and Siqing's cousin.

Hearing this, Xiang Zhihua darkened his eyes slightly, and said in a low voice: "Speaking of him, I came here today to ask for something." ”

Only then did he summarize the matter of his appeal in a few words, but in just a few words, Meng Hongxian and Siqing were taken aback, and immediately understood why he looked like this.

Cousin Xiang Fu's three-year-old son Ah Yang disappeared the day before yesterday, and someone saw that the child was with a juggling team before he disappeared, and it was no surprise that he should have been taken away by those people.

Xiang Jia inquired that the juggling team had entered Xuncheng, but Xuncheng was so big, it was too difficult to find someone, and the child's mother fell ill in bed because of this incident, and Xiang Fu had to stay at home to take care of it.

Xiang Zhihua's youngest son, Xiang Shen, was only eleven years old and couldn't help, so he was helpless alone, so he came to ask the Meng family for help.

This matter is not small, Meng Hongxian only blamed him for not mentioning it earlier, and immediately got up and arranged for the people in the house, including the guys on the kiln, to go out to look for it.

Xiang Zhihua only said the characteristics of the clothes and hats of those people, and he didn't look at them carefully, but the clothes and hats can be changed at will, so although there are many people looking for them, they may not be able to find out an eyebrow immediately.

He frowned, his mind was in a trance, his body seemed to have been stripped of his muscles and bones, and he only used his mind to support him not to fall, Meng Hongxian saw his demeanor, and said that there were enough people who went out to look for him, let him stay home and wait for news, he knew that he was here to ask for help, and it was love to help, and he couldn't help or force it, so he could only wait carefully, but he couldn't ask more.

And Siqing was anxious in her eyes, thinking that if those people went out of the city, the scope of the world would be large, and it would be even more difficult to find a needle in a haystack.

Yu meditated silently in his heart for a long time, thinking that he would never let those people out of the city, thinking about it, but he could only be in a hurry, and then his heart was crossed, and he didn't care about the etiquette, so he asked the old lady and said: "Isn't the second brother a cloud cavalry captain, does he have the right to seal the city?"

Mrs. Meng's expression was stunned: "He is just on temporary duty, and he has no real power." ”

"Then can you go to Lafayette ......?"

"No!" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the old lady, "Lafayette has a lot of opportunities, how can this little thing bother her?"

The disappearance of a common man's child is indeed a small thing for the queen mother of the dynasty.

But for a family, it's bigger than the sky.

The old lady realized that she had said the wrong thing, and because of the presence of the guests, she was silent for a while, and added: "Although we have some connections with Lafayette, but in the final analysis, it is an ordinary family, and the palace does not say that you can enter. ”

Siqing wanted to say more, but Xiang Zhihua secretly stopped her in front of her, and said to the old lady: "What the old lady said is reasonable. ”

The old lady avoided his gaze and continued: "I also sent someone to tell Si Ru here, asking her to discuss with Hong Xuan if there is a way. ”

Siqing frowned, Hong Xuan was dismissed, what else could he do?

The old lady guessed that she would have this question, and explained very calmly: "Although Hong Xuan is no longer in the court, he has some old colleagues, and he may be able to find someone to come forward." ”

The word "Xing" dispelled the hope that Si Qing had just mentioned, looking at Hong Xuan's arrogant temperament, and so serious, it is not certain whether he has good colleagues in the court.

She wanted to refute, but Xiang Zhihua got up again before she could open her mouth and said, "Old Madam Lao is bothered. ”

The old lady was a little uncomfortable, and continued to explain: "Our uncle has a face in Xuncheng, as long as he says hello, there will always be someone who wants to sell his face......

As he was talking, a little guy came in, opened his mouth and reported: "Old lady, the people from the eldest lady's house came to talk back, saying that my uncle has been sick for several months, and I am afraid that this favor will not help......"

"Is the illness so coincidental?" said the old lady, whose face darkened, and her face was very uncontrollable, "In that case, let him be well born and recuperate." The tone was already dark anger.

But I heard the little guy continue: "There is still something on the eldest lady's side, saying that she wants to borrow some money, and my uncle's illness seems to be very ......."

"Let him go!" the old lady roared abruptly, and the little girl was startled and hurriedly withdrew.

The hall returned to calm, the old lady coughed twice, moved for a while, stroked her forehead and said: "My head hurts a little, I had a cold yesterday, Siqing, you sit with your uncle, I'll go first." ”

She got up quickly, walked quickly, and before the two of them could see each other, she was already out of the hall.

Siqing and Xiang Zhihua were still waiting uneasily, during which someone sent messages back and forth several times, but to no avail.

The longer the time drags on, the slimmer the hope of finding someone becomes, Siqing made up some of the things that Ayang a weak child will suffer in the hands of gangsters, and tears fell unconsciously.

Xiang Zhihua's face was pale all the time, and when he looked at Siqing, his already frowning brows deepened.

While wandering, a person walked outside the door, his steps were loose, his hands were in his pockets, and he looked curiously left and right as he walked: "Why are you in such a hurry, what happened?"

As soon as Siqing turned around, she saw Meng Huai'an leaning against the door.

Meng Huai'an saw that her eyes were red, and there were tears on her cheeks, and her face changed slightly: "What's wrong with you?"

There's nothing to hide, she briefly told the whole story.

Huai'an was also shocked when he heard this: "It's too easy for them to hide a little doll, how can they find it easily?"

Although this is a fact that everyone doesn't want to admit, but it is really harsh to hear someone say it, Xiang Zhihua showed sadness, and said softly: "No matter what, you still have to try your best to find it." ”

"It's not a matter of trying your best, some things are beyond your reach, and trying your best may not be useful. Huai An ignored his look.

Siqing was anxious: "Something that has nothing to do with you, just shut up, why bother talking about it?"

Huai'an had to shut up, thinking about comforting a few words, and before he could think of what to say, another person brought news, this time there were some eyebrows, saying that someone had seen a few suspicious people on the dock, and the master had brought someone over.

But because they didn't know the faces of the villains, most of them were scattered on the docks, and the characteristics were not very obvious, and after they went, they were like headless flies, and they still couldn't find them, but they finally locked on the target, so that they wouldn't rampage aimlessly.

A few people were happy at first, and then after hearing it, they were sad.

"If they get on the boat, there's really nothing they can do. Siqing said.

"That's not easy, and the boat can't go. Huai'an blurted out.

"How can you tell the boat not to go?" unless the dock is sealed, which is something that ordinary people can do?

Huai'an paused: "I'...... That's it, and ...... You got the point wrong, maybe the children have changed hands, the key is to find the children, what's the use of finding those people......"

Seeing Siqing's sharp gaze, he realized that he had said "cool words" again, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and made a compromise expression, "I'll shut up, I'll shut up." ”

Xiang Zhihua couldn't sit down any longer, got up and said, "I'll go to the dock." ”

"There are enough people at the dock, and you can't help if you go, if you get lost, wouldn't it ......" Huai'an was halfway through his words, glanced at Siqing, and hurriedly stopped.

After thinking about it for a while, a flash of inspiration suddenly took a step forward and said, "I...... Think of a way. ”

"What?"

"You're ...... now. Let me speak?"

"Say it quickly!" Siqing almost wanted to hit him.

"Okay, let me know first, what are the characteristics of that child?"

"There is a round red birthmark on the chest. Xiang Zhihua replied.

"Got it. He said as he walked out.

Siqing followed a few steps and asked, "What can you do?"

"A good man has three piles, I'll find Cheng Yiheng to patrol the camp. ”

Siqing's eyes lit up, Cheng Yiheng's father was the commander of the fifth battalion of the infantry patrol, and if the patrol battalion under him could really be mobilized, it would be twice the result with half the effort.

But will Cheng Yiheng really help, doesn't the Meng family always call his friends "fox friends and dog friends"?

However, Meng Huai'an's "fox friend and dog friend" played a role at this moment, that Cheng Yiheng was very righteous, and really used his father's private power to transfer a group of soldiers out, traversing the city, looking for a three-year-old child with a round birthmark on his chest, and at the same time sealing the dock, turning the pending ship upside down, acting quickly and quickly.

On this day, the people could see the soldiers walking through the streets, and when they saw the children, they grabbed and watched, the children screamed, the parents were frightened, the bystanders secretly cursed, and on the docks, the people who had delayed their travel were even more complaining, and there was a small protest.

The people thought that this child must be a very prominent figure, either a relative of the emperor or a nobleman, so whoever sees a suspicious child will not dare to hide it, and if it is not good, he will get into trouble.

Naturally, no one could have imagined that the eager footsteps on the street were just looking for the children of ordinary people.

It's just that......

Night fell, and in the end, still nothing.

Or in response to Huai'an's previous words, there are some things that are useless if you try your best.

Xiang Zhihua had already experienced great sadness, and he was disheartened at this time, but he calmed down.

He couldn't bother anymore, so he got up and took his leave.

Siqing went out to see each other, and her words, which had been dull for most of the day, turned into a solemn sigh.

All Xiang Zhihua's worries were exhausted during the day, and when he was leaving, his thoughts finally came out and put them on Siqing, so after thinking about it, he said softly to the people around him: "There are some things that should not be said in terms of etiquette, but I watched you grow up, as an elder, I can't rest assured after all, I still have to talk to you." ”